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Population in Ghana compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 35,064,272 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 36,032,857 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.6 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 36M (56.4% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Ghana vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Iran
2100 68,117,614 80,660,972
2099 68,008,028 81,193,582
2098 67,888,410 81,717,474
2097 67,759,128 82,241,892
2096 67,625,262 82,764,411
2095 67,481,344 83,283,942
2094 67,325,992 83,799,806
2093 67,162,890 84,316,389
2092 66,991,846 84,833,108
2091 66,804,098 85,354,240
2090 66,605,276 85,878,473
2089 66,395,029 86,409,859
2088 66,173,453 86,947,263
2087 65,937,323 87,492,427
2086 65,699,827 88,047,949
2085 65,451,666 88,610,339
2084 65,196,037 89,181,346
2083 64,922,457 89,758,453
2082 64,638,242 90,343,413
2081 64,342,209 90,936,310
2080 64,034,249 91,535,218
2079 63,717,528 92,136,544
2078 63,384,648 92,740,467
2077 63,046,955 93,344,865
2076 62,699,375 93,946,187
2075 62,337,964 94,544,733
2074 61,974,725 95,135,317
2073 61,604,458 95,721,351
2072 61,227,111 96,292,835
2071 60,835,024 96,851,951
2070 60,442,399 97,397,073
2069 60,041,679 97,924,812
2068 59,627,097 98,432,509
2067 59,203,373 98,913,776
2066 58,774,846 99,374,357
2065 58,341,378 99,812,137
2064 57,893,305 100,223,387
2063 57,439,982 100,602,361
2062 56,974,922 100,951,282
2061 56,500,340 101,266,537
2060 56,019,906 101,545,806
2059 55,529,609 101,792,315
2058 55,031,460 101,994,395
2057 54,524,491 102,161,227
2056 54,007,205 102,291,323
2055 53,481,428 102,382,089
2054 52,949,003 102,431,558
2053 52,407,089 102,441,204
2052 51,859,418 102,413,350
2051 51,300,839 102,350,865
2050 50,730,296 102,251,999
2049 50,153,221 102,122,983
2048 49,567,895 101,957,508
2047 48,972,414 101,765,614
2046 48,373,367 101,547,098
2045 47,766,811 101,305,486
2044 47,154,486 101,038,874
2043 46,538,892 100,752,109
2042 45,916,531 100,446,296
2041 45,291,657 100,122,690
2040 44,660,573 99,784,572
2039 44,029,228 99,436,793
2038 43,393,321 99,072,548
2037 42,752,045 98,694,577
2036 42,112,269 98,302,279
2035 41,470,624 97,899,013
2034 40,823,789 97,482,352
2033 40,176,026 97,054,589
2032 39,532,216 96,608,216
2031 38,892,407 96,141,200
2030 38,251,174 95,656,003
2029 37,616,078 95,133,736
2028 36,978,847 94,561,150
2027 36,342,429 93,925,792
2026 35,705,894 93,215,072
2025 35,064,272 92,417,681
2024 34,427,414 91,567,738
2023 33,787,914 90,608,707
2022 33,149,152 89,524,246
2021 32,518,665 88,455,488
2020 31,887,809 87,723,443
2019 31,258,945 87,051,648
2018 30,637,585 86,117,998
2017 30,008,354 85,026,754
2016 29,356,742 83,812,228
2015 28,696,068 82,619,362
2014 28,041,592 81,502,045
2013 27,386,193 80,414,686
2012 26,734,268 79,370,580
2011 26,095,088 78,383,598
2010 25,474,995 77,420,842
2009 24,862,664 76,457,825
2008 24,249,946 75,514,204
2007 23,642,279 74,602,648
2006 23,040,702 73,392,747
2005 22,449,438 71,828,455
2004 21,868,298 70,256,316
2003 21,296,705 68,769,340
2002 20,729,388 68,011,317
2001 20,167,069 67,452,005
2000 19,637,087 66,418,659
1999 19,149,864 65,445,391
1998 18,688,036 64,519,859
1997 18,238,958 63,639,638
1996 17,810,181 62,881,300
1995 17,399,017 62,205,567
1994 16,993,190 61,520,598
1993 16,589,519 61,403,543
1992 16,184,855 61,184,983
1991 15,787,496 59,986,931
1990 15,394,648 58,380,092
1989 15,006,813 56,704,914
1988 14,636,568 55,072,694
1987 14,289,108 53,323,493
1986 13,965,217 51,446,045
1985 13,661,229 49,582,289
1984 13,370,590 47,793,998
1983 13,029,836 46,029,535
1982 12,643,819 44,272,141
1981 12,281,712 41,989,312
1980 11,941,448 39,842,324
1979 11,597,255 38,424,952
1978 11,248,450 37,126,535
1977 10,911,871 35,933,181
1976 10,594,913 34,837,271
1975 10,294,308 33,802,973
1974 10,000,523 32,796,463
1973 9,714,617 31,839,838
1972 9,438,187 30,921,179
1971 9,176,264 30,029,071
1970 8,925,813 29,145,100
1969 8,690,383 28,273,482
1968 8,475,729 27,437,391
1967 8,271,913 26,628,432
1966 8,074,521 25,829,270
1965 7,882,606 25,036,978
1964 7,695,739 24,262,859
1963 7,514,714 23,519,005
1962 7,337,375 22,807,907
1961 7,162,667 22,125,726
1960 6,961,215 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ghana/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ghana's population will grow by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people with a rank change from 46th to 43rd. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Iran
2100 0.16% -0.66%
2099 0.18% -0.64%
2098 0.19% -0.64%
2097 0.2% -0.63%
2096 0.21% -0.62%
2095 0.23% -0.62%
2094 0.24% -0.61%
2093 0.26% -0.61%
2092 0.28% -0.61%
2091 0.3% -0.61%
2090 0.32% -0.61%
2089 0.33% -0.62%
2088 0.36% -0.62%
2087 0.36% -0.63%
2086 0.38% -0.63%
2085 0.39% -0.64%
2084 0.42% -0.64%
2083 0.44% -0.65%
2082 0.46% -0.65%
2081 0.48% -0.65%
2080 0.5% -0.65%
2079 0.53% -0.65%
2078 0.54% -0.65%
2077 0.55% -0.64%
2076 0.58% -0.63%
2075 0.59% -0.62%
2074 0.6% -0.61%
2073 0.62% -0.59%
2072 0.64% -0.58%
2071 0.65% -0.56%
2070 0.67% -0.54%
2069 0.7% -0.52%
2068 0.72% -0.49%
2067 0.73% -0.46%
2066 0.74% -0.44%
2065 0.77% -0.41%
2064 0.79% -0.38%
2063 0.82% -0.35%
2062 0.84% -0.31%
2061 0.86% -0.28%
2060 0.88% -0.24%
2059 0.91% -0.2%
2058 0.93% -0.16%
2057 0.96% -0.13%
2056 0.98% -0.09%
2055 1.01% -0.05%
2054 1.03% -0.009%
2053 1.06% 0.03%
2052 1.09% 0.06%
2051 1.12% 0.1%
2050 1.15% 0.13%
2049 1.18% 0.16%
2048 1.22% 0.19%
2047 1.24% 0.22%
2046 1.27% 0.24%
2045 1.3% 0.26%
2044 1.32% 0.28%
2043 1.36% 0.3%
2042 1.38% 0.32%
2041 1.41% 0.34%
2040 1.43% 0.35%
2039 1.47% 0.37%
2038 1.5% 0.38%
2037 1.52% 0.4%
2036 1.55% 0.41%
2035 1.58% 0.43%
2034 1.61% 0.44%
2033 1.63% 0.46%
2032 1.65% 0.49%
2031 1.68% 0.51%
2030 1.69% 0.55%
2029 1.72% 0.61%
2028 1.75% 0.68%
2027 1.78% 0.76%
2026 1.83% 0.86%
2025 1.85% 0.93%
2024 1.89% 1.06%
2023 1.93% 1.21%
2022 1.94% 1.21%
2021 1.98% 0.83%
2020 2.01% 0.77%
2019 2.03% 1.08%
2018 2.1% 1.28%
2017 2.22% 1.45%
2016 2.3% 1.44%
2015 2.33% 1.37%
2014 2.39% 1.35%
2013 2.44% 1.32%
2012 2.45% 1.26%
2011 2.43% 1.24%
2010 2.46% 1.26%
2009 2.53% 1.25%
2008 2.57% 1.22%
2007 2.61% 1.65%
2006 2.63% 2.18%
2005 2.66% 2.24%
2004 2.68% 2.16%
2003 2.74% 1.11%
2002 2.79% 0.83%
2001 2.7% 1.56%
2000 2.54% 1.49%
1999 2.47% 1.43%
1998 2.46% 1.38%
1997 2.41% 1.21%
1996 2.36% 1.09%
1995 2.39% 1.11%
1994 2.43% 0.19%
1993 2.5% 0.36%
1992 2.52% 2%
1991 2.55% 2.75%
1990 2.58% 2.95%
1989 2.53% 2.96%
1988 2.43% 3.28%
1987 2.32% 3.65%
1986 2.23% 3.76%
1985 2.17% 3.74%
1984 2.62% 3.83%
1983 3.05% 3.97%
1982 2.95% 5.44%
1981 2.85% 5.39%
1980 2.97% 3.69%
1979 3.1% 3.5%
1978 3.08% 3.32%
1977 2.99% 3.15%
1976 2.92% 3.06%
1975 2.94% 3.07%
1974 2.94% 3%
1973 2.93% 2.97%
1972 2.85% 2.97%
1971 2.81% 3.03%
1970 2.71% 3.08%
1969 2.53% 3.05%
1968 2.46% 3.04%
1967 2.44% 3.09%
1966 2.43% 3.16%
1965 2.43% 3.19%
1964 2.41% 3.16%
1963 2.42% 3.12%
1962 2.44% 3.08%
1961 2.89% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ghana/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Ghana grew by 1.85%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Ghana Iran
Current population
36032857
93580141
Population rank 46/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 1.13%
One net population change
49.7 seconds
37.2 seconds
One birth every
35.3 seconds
27.4 seconds
One death every
2.18 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,745 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +636,858 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +1.85% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 103/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 +116,786
Net migration rank 150/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - 116,786
2024 651,057 -13,114 715,785 190,156
2023 651,094 -10,003 750,150 262,044
2022 646,441 -10,003 753,525 403,190
2021 635,805 -11,259 645,725 334,967
2020 637,469 -291 663,978 -180,680
2019 642,403 -21,857 893,063 -32,794
2018 641,551 -19,375 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 641,218 -4,913 1,140,549 34,849
2016 659,910 7,009 1,186,949 66,630
2015 667,729 -13,306 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 660,829 -6,312 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 658,638 -2,377 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 646,595 1,005 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 631,501 -720 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 613,133 -3,726 980,380 -12,849
2009 592,825 22,416 958,322 211
2008 579,695 30,506 940,983 -12,184
2007 572,332 32,813 919,254 -24,950
2006 569,474 28,536 884,529 640,932
2005 563,234 21,272 837,305 765,873
2004 543,339 34,433 801,203 739,996
2003 536,656 28,768 732,600 700,222
2002 528,620 40,573 752,205 -668,962
2001 519,382 36,050 743,658 291,692
2000 508,738 -4,206 731,203 300,133
1999 487,210 -17,304 723,237 191,988
1998 471,313 -17,564 717,655 218,171
1997 459,822 -15,409 726,574 98,009
1996 450,259 -37,113 784,508 -92,435
1995 451,748 -42,558 879,648 -220,258
1994 449,589 -47,120 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 454,669 -49,792 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 452,156 -47,736 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 448,159 -57,878 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 442,211 -46,789 1,530,434 200,711
1989 432,541 -52,293 1,609,739 9,460
1988 425,031 -64,810 1,614,512 30,688
1987 419,328 -84,648 1,639,644 213,524
1986 411,191 -98,099 1,659,289 242,411
1985 401,722 -106,855 1,661,750 163,999
1984 392,053 -105,655 1,653,051 97,748
1983 379,846 15,276 1,573,612 204,544
1982 369,061 7,863 1,514,240 222,390
1981 359,572 -12,296 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 346,816 -13,564 1,361,293 103,674
1979 334,848 20,291 1,294,306 75,451
1978 324,428 18,041 1,156,974 70,088
1977 315,429 15,243 1,091,542 68,093
1976 305,769 -2,528 1,013,347 18,825
1975 298,267 -292 929,481 106,921
1974 290,796 -1,197 873,369 103,252
1973 283,385 -1,168 831,880 104,779
1972 275,236 -4,589 804,043 96,614
1971 265,442 -12,238 805,830 77,717
1970 257,938 -10,233 794,612 89,757
1969 251,925 -28,752 780,660 78,196
1968 242,821 -36,683 743,992 69,342
1967 237,156 -35,666 727,276 77,313
1966 231,440 -38,143 695,040 98,709
1965 229,061 -38,519 663,029 127,808
1964 226,685 -43,480 635,589 121,817
1963 225,367 -46,516 620,126 110,190
1962 223,842 -48,017 595,538 96,332
1961 222,372 -48,777 594,674 77,811
1960 217,134 12,181 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/ghana/iran | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Ghana is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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